Australia vs Pakistan 3rd T20I LIVE Score: Pakistan aim to avoid whitewash in Hobart

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Australia: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Usman Khan, Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Haris Rauf, Naseem ShahPakistan have already announced their playing XI with skipper Mohammad Rizwan opting to rest. Agha Salman will lead the side in Rizwan's absence.

PAK playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (w), Usman Khan, Agha Salman (c), Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan MuqeemJason Gilliespie was initially hired as the Test team coach.

However, with Gary Kirsten walking away from the white-ball duties, Gillespie was given the task of managing the side for Pakistan's ongoing tour of Australia. The former Australian pacer did a commendable job as Pakistan defeated Australia in a bilateral ODI series for the first time in 22 years. There have been several reports of Jason Gillespie being replaced by Aaquib Javed.

However, Pakistan Cricket Board has come out in public, refuting the claims. The PCB also added that Gillespie will be their coach for Pakistan's tour of South Africa. Australia have done a commendable job under Josh Inglis in the absence of Travis Head, Pat Cummins and Mitchel Marsh, who are a part of the squad for BGT.

Australia won both the game in the series so far. For Pakistan, the only positives have been Haris Rauf's four-wicket haul in the second game and Abbas Afridi's all-round display in both the matches. Hello and welcome to the third T20I between Australia and Pakistan n Hobart.